(VOVworld) - Turkey has offered to sign readmission agreements with 14 countries, the foreign ministry's spokesman said on Wednesday, a move which would help minimize the number of migrants to Europe.

Migrants queue for food at the makeshift camp by the Greek-Macedonian borders near the Greek village of Idomeni, on March 2, 2016 (AFP Photo/Louisa Gouliamaki)

The EU agreed a 3 billion euro aid deal with Turkey to help it shelter refugees mainly from the Syrian civil war, in return for preventing their traveling on to Europe.
Macedonia on Wednesday allowed around 250 migrants to cross its border with Greece, as 10,000 more were left waiting in miserable conditions.  It was the first group of Syrians and Iraqis permitted to continue their journey to Europe since dawn on Monday, when another 300 were let through before the frontier was closed.